Need To Make B-day Cake Or Cupcakes For 3yr Old

[kimber]

Hi

He is dairy/soy/gluten/corn free....any ideas...recipes?

Thanks, Kim

[GFBetsy]

Kimber -

This recipe should work for you. There's no soy or gluten, I'm pretty sure there's no corn, and you can replace the sour cream with 1 c. rice milk and 1 tsp. vinegar. (My sister does that all the time, as she's dairy free, too.) It's a fabulous cake . . . no one will know it's gluten free if you don't tell them! I'm not sure about frosting, though. Good luck! (Just realized that xanthan gum can cause problems with corn allergies. . . I don't know if you know how to substitue guar gum .. . if not, could someone else chime in? I've never used guar gum, myself, so I don't know what to suggest on that.)

The gluten-free mix called for is Bette Hagman's mix (6c. rice, 2 c. potato starch, 1 c. tapioca starch)

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

1 3/4 c. gluten-free flour

1/2 tsp. xanthan gum

2 c. sugar

3/4 c. cocoa

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 c. sour cream

1/2 c. oil

2 tsp vanilla

1 c. boiling water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat eggs well. Add sour cream (rice milk for you ), oil, and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients. Slowly add boiling water, and mix well. Batter will be extremely thin. Pour into a greased pan. Bake a 9x13 pan for 35-40 min. Bake a 13x18 pan for 17-20 minutes.

from www.eatingglutenfree.com

[mommida]

Being the crazy baker I am, I would just substitute equal amounts of the gums.

Some people suggested using plain gelatin in cake mixes. Because you have to substitute the sour cream with rice milk, you would be losing some texture. I don't have an exact amount for you to use. I hope some one who does this often will post and give you tried and trusted advice.

L.

[emcmaster]

I substitute guar gum with 1.5 times the amount the recipe calls for of xanthan gum. So if the recipe called for 2 tsp. xanthan gum, I'd use 3 tsp. guar gum. I've had great results, so hope this helps!

[jayhawkmom]

This is a recipe I make for my daughter every year for her birthday:

Ingredients:

2 3/4 cup flour **Note** I've never tried it with gluten-free flour, I'm going to this evening!!!

1 1/4 cup sugar

2 tspn baking powder

1 tspn baking soda

1/2 tspn salt

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup oil

2 large ripe mashed bananas (about 1 cup)

1/2 tspn grated orange rind

For the Glaze:

1 cup confectioners sugar

1/4 cup orange juice

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients.

Stir in mashed banana, orange juice, oil, and rind.

Bake 25 minutes, cool completely.

For glaze - combine the two ingredients and drizzle over cooled cupcakes.

Yield - 18 cupcakes

[Guest nini]

you can substitute rice milk for dairy... I use Orgrans all purpose gluten-free flour mixes, either self rising or regular depending on what I'm trying to do...

[GFBetsy]

Kimber -

How did that cake come out?